Composite of the Oakley Parker family. Parker, born in Alturas, CA, in 1889, was one of the three sons of John R. and Alice (Trumbo) Parker, who had settled on Antelope Creek, c. 1896; he took over that holding from his mother after his father’s death and his own marriage. He later sold the Antelope Creek ranch and purchased a smaller unit on the West Rosebud.
Oakley Parker married Nellie Potts, the daughter of George W. and Allie W. (Lore) Potts, in 1923 in Butte, Silverbow County. The couple had three children: Joyce; Oakley, Jr.; and David.